Since I wrote this back in June there have been a lot more indictments. I predicted that trials would likely not be held in an expeditious manner, and it seems like I may have been wrong, thankfully. Also, I’m no longer as certain that none of the now 91 charges carry mandatory jail time, though … More Updated Indictment Thoughts
As always, I’m late to comment. I’ll start by saying that I’m pretty excited that trump was indicted at all. I was fearful that it would simply never happen, due to fear about political optics, or fear that his supporters would act out violently. Both of those are terrible reasons to allow someone to escape … More Indictment Thoughts
Well, here we are. Eleven votes and no speaker. Even as mccarthy makes multiple unreasonable concessions to the most absurdly disruptive and juvenile members of his party, he can’t get any closer to the 218 he needs. But what did anyone expect? These sophomoric imbeciles ran and were elected on their petulance and bottomless, undefined … More What did you expect when you voted for chaos agents?
The gop doesn’t have any plans for any of the issues they bring up. The gop wants people that vote on the basis of grievance only. They can get people spun up and angry about a variety of topis without providing anything. It is disturbing how well the technique works. They blame Biden for inflation, … More Vote Blue
You may have heard, the President gave a speech the night before last. It made a lot of maga republicans sad and angry. What mean things did he say? Well he said that maga republicans are a threat to democracy. They have many hurt feelings about that. But, the thing is, the threat they pose … More The Saddest Fascists
I’ll keep this short, since there’s lots of media coverage and I don’t have more information than anyone else. I just have a couple of observations. First, predictably, the gop is putting out non-stop messaging calling the raid politically motivated and otherwise undermining the FBI’s legitimacy, with a few open call to de-fund, disband, or … More The Mar-a-Lago Raid
The current SCOTUS term ended 30 June, and they will be on break until 3 October. Thank goodness; we could use some mental rest before they finally fully destroy our representative democracy. And yes, the complete destruction is coming if we don’t take action to stop it. This term culminated in nearly two full weeks … More Quick Thoughts: Thank Goodness SCOTUS is Taking a Break
It’s the anniversary of the MAGA insurrection; the attempted coup, during which far-right GOP legislators and the former president incited an angry mob to storm the Capitol, with the intent of disrupting the certification of the legitimate election of President Biden. I don’t live that far from the Capitol. I was genuinely worried about how … More Insurrection Day
BLUF: If protecting the right for every citizen to vote is a partisan issue, the bipartisanship is immoral. Joe Manchin published an op-ed in which he states that he can’t vote for the For the People Act because it isn’t bipartisan legislation. Manchin is putting the concept of bipartisanship ahead of free and fair elections; … More Voting Rights vs Bipartisanship
To probably no one’s surprise, the Senate managed to kill the legislation for a bipartisan independent inquiry into the 6 January insurrection, thanks to the filibuster. I think what might be a little surprising – though maybe it shouldn’t be – is that the vote was 54-35. Eleven Senators didn’t even bother to show up … More January 6, 2021: No Independent Inquiry
The View from the Armchair 